Lexicon
בֹּ֫שֶׂם
ba.sam
H1313
H:N-M Hebrew

spice

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ba.sam denotes a spice gathered with myrrh in a garden scene.

The attested use places the term in the gathering of myrrh and a spice in a garden scene.

Senses in use

  1. A spice gathered with myrrh · dominant

    In Song of Songs 5:1, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the clause about gathering myrrh with this item; the APB renders the clause “Gather myrrh with spice.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Song of Songs 5:1, the APB presents the clause as “Gather myrrh with spice.” This gives the verse-level presentation rather than a precise mapping of each English word.

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